Renly’s former guard, Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie), isn’t doing all that great, either, as she has so far been unable to uphold the oath she made to protect a brutally abused Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) during Season 5 of

Gethin Anthony gets Manson-ized for ‘Aquarius.’ (Vivian Zink/NBC)

Truth be told, Anthony sounds upset more in a Don’t-mess-with-my-favorite-characters-TV-fan way than in an I’m-going-to-raise-an-army-and burn-down-your-castle-king way. These days, the actor, who appeared in the film

“I let the weeks go by and then I mini-binge. I now get to watch it as the audience does and it’s really fun. I stopped asking (

colleagues) what’s coming up a couple of years ago. I can experience the shock and sometimes the depression and sadness with everyone else,” he says.

“It was such an extraordinary experience and I made so many good friends on that show. It was just like an adventure from start to finish. I’m very grateful for the time I had on it.”

Although Renly can’t claim Westeros’ Iron Throne, others still can. One is his brother, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), who employed the dark arts – literally, a shadow killer provided by the red priestess Melisandre (Carice van Houten) – to kill Renly in Season 2. Is Anthony rooting against Stannis?